[Ord. 435, 3/17/1999, § 201]
No user shall contribute or cause to be contributed, directly or indirectly, any pollutant or wastewater which will pass through or interfere with the operation or performance of the POTW. These general prohibitions apply to all users of a POTW, whether or not the user is subject to Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards or any other federal, state or local pretreatment standards or requirements. A user may not contribute the following substances to the POTW:
A. 
Any liquids, solids or gases which by reason of their nature or quantity are, or may be sufficient either alone or by interaction with other substances to cause fire or explosion, or be injurious in any other way to the POTW or to the operation of the POTW including, but not limited to, waste streams with a closed-cup flashpoint of less than 140° F. or 60° C. using the test methods specified in 40 CFR 361.21. At no time shall two successive readings on an explosion hazard meter at the point of discharge into the system (or at any point in the system) be more than 5%, nor any single reading over 10% of the lower explosive limit (LEL) of the meter. Prohibited materials include, but are not limited, gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, benzene, toluene, xylene, ethers, alcohols, ketones, aldehydes, peroxides, chlorates, perchlorates, bromates, carbides, hydrides and sulfides and any other substance which is a fire hazard or a hazard to the system.
B. 
Solid or viscous substances which may cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer or other interferences with the operation of the wastewater treatment facilities, such as, but not limited to, grease, garbage with particles greater than 1/2 inch in any dimension, animal guts or tissues, paunch manure, bones, hair hides or flashings, entrails, whole blood, feathers, ashes, cinders, sand, spent lime, stone or wastepaper, wood, plastics, gas, tar, asphalt residues, residues from refining or processing of fuel or lubricating oil, mud, glass grinding or polishing wastes, straw, shavings, metal, rags and paper products other than toilet tissue.
C. 
Grease, oil or sand interceptors shall be provided when, in the opinion of the Superintendent and/or Borough or DTMA, they are necessary for the proper handling of liquid wastes containing floatable grease in such amounts as to cause obstruction to the flow in a sewer or other interference with the operation of the wastewater treatment facilities, or any flammable wastes, sand or other harmful ingredients; except such interceptors shall not be required for private living quarters or dwelling units. All interceptors shall be of a type and capacity approved by the Superintendent and/or the Borough or DTMA, and shall be located as to be readily and easily accessible for and inspection. In the maintaining of these interceptors, the owner(s) shall be responsible for the proper removal and disposal by appropriate means of the captured material and shall maintain records of the dates and means of disposal which are subject to review by the Superintendent and/or the Borough or DTMA. Any removal and hauling of the collected materials not performed by owner's (owners') personnel must be performed by currently licensed waste disposal firms.
D. 
Petroleum oil, nonbiodegradable cutting oil or products of mineral origin in amounts that will cause interference or pass through. In any case, wastewater shall not contain more than 100 ppm by weight of fats, oils and grease.
E. 
Any wastewater having a pH less than six or greater than nine, unless the POTW is specifically designed to accommodate such wastewater, or wastewater having any other corrosive property capable of causing damage or hazard to structure, equipment and/or personnel of the POTW.
F. 
Any wastewater containing toxic pollutants in sufficient quantity, either singly or by interaction with other pollutants, to injure, to interfere with any wastewater treatment process, constitute a hazard to humans and animals, create a toxic effect in the receiving waters or the POTW or to exceed the limitations set forth in a Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standard. A toxic pollutant shall include, but not be limited to, any pollutant identified pursuant to § 307(a) of the Act.
G. 
Any noxious or malodorous liquids, gases or solids which either singly or by interaction with other wastes are sufficient to create a public nuisance or hazard to life, or are sufficient to prevent entry into the sewers for maintenance or repair.
H. 
Any substance which may cause the POT's effluent or any other product of the POTW, such as residues, sludges or scums to be unsuitable for reclamation or reuse or to interfere with the reclamation process. In no case shall a substance discharged to the POTW cause the POTW to be in noncompliance with sludge use or disposal criteria, guidelines, or regulations developed in § 405 of the Act; or any criteria, guidelines or regulations affecting sludge use or disposal developed pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act or state criteria applicable to the sludge management method being used.
I. 
Any substance which will pass through and as a result cause the POTW to violate its NPDES permit or the receiving water quality standards.
J. 
Any wastewater with objectionable color which may result in interference or pass through the treatment process such as, but not limited to, dye wastes and vegetable tanning solutions.
K. 
Any wastewater having a temperature which will inhibit biological activity in the POTW treatment plant resulting in interference, but in no case wastewater with a temperature that exceeds 65° C. (150° F.) or that is sufficient enough to increase the temperature of the treatment plant effluent above 40° C. (104° F.).
L. 
Any pollutant, including oxygen demanding pollutants (BOD, etc.), released at a flow rate and/or pollutant concentration which cause interference to the POTW. In no case shall a waste load have a flow rate or contain concentrations or qualities of pollutants that exceed for any time period longer than 15 minutes, more than five times the average twenty-four-hour concentration, quantities or flow during normal operations unless otherwise authorized in writing by the Superintendent and/or Borough and/or DTMA.
M. 
Any wastewater containing any radioactive wastes or isotopes of such half-life or concentration as may exceed limits established by the Superintendent and/or the Borough or DTMA in compliance with applicable state or federal regulations.
N. 
Any wastewater which causes a hazard to human life or creates a public nuisance.
O. 
No user shall discharge or cause to be discharged any stormwater, surface water, groundwater, roof runoff, subsurface drainage, swimming pool drainage, cooling water, unpolluted industrial or nonresidential process water. The discharge of cooling water from air-conditioning units with cooling towers or recirculating systems or from air-conditioning units using flow-through or unrecirculating systems is prohibited. The sanitary sewers are not designed to handle the cooling water volumes produced by air-conditioning units. Cooling water free from bacteria and harmful chemicals should be drained into storm sewers in accordance with state and federal requirements. When the Borough or DTMA determines that a user is contributing to the POTW any of the above enumerated substances in such amounts as interfere with the operation of the POTW, the Borough or DTMA shall advise the user of the impact of the contribution on the POTW and develop effluent limitations for such user to correct the interference with the POTW.
[Ord. 435, 3/17/1999, § 202]
1. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to place, deposit or permit to be deposited in any unsanitary manner on public or private property with the Township or Township Authority in any area under the jurisdiction of said Township any human or animal excrement, garbage or objectionable waste.
2. 
It shall be unlawful to discharge to any natural outlet within the Township or under the jurisdiction of the Township or Township Authority any wastewater, except where suitable treatment has been provided in accordance with subsequent provisions of this Part.
3. 
The owner(s) of all houses, buildings or properties used for human occupancy, employment, business, industry or other purposes situated within the Township and abutting on any street, alley or right-of-way in which there is not located or may in the future be located a POTW of the Borough or DTMA, is hereby required at the owner's (owners') expense to install suitable toilet facilities therein and to connect such facilities directly with the POTW in accordance with the provisions of this Part within 90 days after date of official notice to do so; provided, that said POTW is within 150 feet of the property line.
[Ord. 435, 3/17/1999, § 203]
1. 
No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connection with or opening into, use, alter or disturb the POTW or any appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a written wastewater discharge permit from the Superintendent and/or Borough DTMA as set forth in § 18-114 of this Part, as applicable.
2. 
There shall be two classes of wastewater discharge permits: (a) general permit for commercial and nonsignificant industrial discharges; and (b) significant industrial user permit for significant industrial discharges. In either case, the owner or his agent shall make application on a special form furnished by the Borough or DTMA. The permit application shall be supplemented by any plans, specifications or other information considered pertinent in the judgment of the Superintendent and/or Borough or DTMA. All wastewater discharge permit applications shall be reviewed and approved in writing by the Borough or DTMA prior to permit issuance. Permit and inspection fees for wastewater discharge permits shall be paid to the Borough or DTMA at the time the wastewater discharge permit is issued. Permit and inspection fees for wastewater discharge permits shall be in such amounts as may be established from time to time by the Borough or DTMA.
3. 
All costs and expenses incidental to the installation, connection and maintenance of the building sewer shall be borne by the building owner(s). The building owner(s) shall indemnify the Township and/or Township Authority from any loss or damage that may directly or indirectly be occasioned by the installation of the building sewer.
4. 
A separate and independent building sewer shall be provided for every building.
5. 
Old building sewers may be used in connection with new buildings only when they are found, on examination and tested by the Township or Township Authority, to meet all requirements of this Part.
6. 
The size, slope, alignment, materials or construction of a building sewer, and the methods used in excavating, placing of the pipe, joint testing and backfilling the trench shall all conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable ordinances of the Township. In the absence of code provisions or in amplification thereof, the materials and procedures set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and SPCF Manual of Practice No. 9 shall apply.
7. 
Whenever possible, the building sewer shall be brought to the building at an elevation below the basement floor. In all buildings in which any building drain is too low to permit gravity flow to the POTW, wastewater carried by such building drain shall be lifted by an approved means and discharged to the building sewer.
8. 
Floor drains, appliance connections and sewer connections below first-floor level may be attached to the Township sewer system only if the owner shall maintain a permanent water seal in the traps and provide same with a check or back-water valve and, further, even if said sewer drain is provided with a permanent water seal in the trap and a check or back-water valve, that the Township or Township Authority will not be responsible for any damages caused by the flooding or stoppage of said sewers into the basement where said drain or sewer connection is made.
9. 
No person shall make connection of sump pumps, roof downspouts, foundation drains, areaway drains or other sources of surface runoff or groundwater to a building sewer or building drain which in turn is connected directly or indirectly to the POTW.
10. 
The connection of the building sewer into the POTW shall conform to the requirements of the building and plumbing code or other applicable rules and regulations set forth in appropriate specifications of the ASTM and the WPCF Manual of Practice No. 9. All such connections shall be made gastight and watertight and verified by proper testing. Any deviation from the prescribed procedures and materials must be approved by the Township before installation.
11. 
When required by the Superintendent and/or Borough or DTMA, any person discharging to the sewer system any industrial wastes or combined industrial wastes and combined industrial wastes and sanitary sewage shall install a suitable manhole or manholes or metering chamber on his connecting sewer or sewers or facilitate observation, sampling and measurement of the combined flow of wastes from his premises. Such manhole or manholes or metering chamber shall be accessible and safely located and shall be constructed in accordance with plans approved by the Borough or DTMA or their designated representative. The manhole or metering chamber shall be installed by such person at his expense and shall be maintained by him so as to be safe and accessible to the Township Authority, Borough, or DTMA or their designated representative at all times. The construction and maintenance of such manhole or metering chamber shall be mandatory for significant industrial users and if deemed necessary by the Borough or DTMA, flows from such manhole or metering chamber shall be continuously monitored, transmitted recorded by means of an approved receiving device.
12. 
The applicant for the wastewater discharge permit shall notify the Township Authority when the building sewer is ready for inspection and connection to the POTW. The connection to the POTW and testing shall be made under the supervision of the Township or its representative.
13. 
All excavations for building sewer installation shall be adequately guarded with barricades and light, so as to protect the public from hazard. Streets, sidewalks, parkways and other public property disturbed in the course of the work shall be restored in a manner satisfactory to the Township Authority.
14. 
No excavation, construction or connection work shall be commenced within a Township right-of-way until the owner, his agents and/or independent contractor shall have first filed a bond in double the amount of the cost of the work to be performed as determined by the Township or Township Authority, agreeing to indemnify and save harmless the Township and Township Authority against any and all loss, damages, costs and expenses which the Township or Township Authority may thereafter suffer, incur, be put to or pay by reason of the failure to complete properly any of the aforesaid excavation, construction or connection work. The term "owner" as used herein, shall be deemed to include the owner or owners in fee simple, lessees of the premises, occupiers of the premises and all other parties having a beneficial use or interest in the premises and occupying the same with the consent and permission of the owner of the fee title.
[Ord. 435, 3/17/1999, § 204]
Upon promulgation of the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards under § 307 of the Clean Water Act for a particular industrial subcategory, the categorical standard, if more stringent than limitations imposed under this Part for sources in that subcategory, shall supersede the limitations imposed by the Borough, DMTA or Authority. The Borough or DMTA shall notify all affected significant industrial users of the applicable requirements thereof including IUs subject to Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards shall comply with all of these requirements, including the reporting requirements of 40 CFR 403.12.
[Ord. 435, 3/17/1999, § 206]
Specific pollutant limitations (local limits) shall be developed by the Boroughs and the DTMA. No user shall discharge wastewater to the POTW in excess of the POTW's local limitations.
[Ord. 435, 3/17/1999, § 207]
State requirements and limitations on discharges apply in any case where they are more stringent than federal requirements and limitations or those in this Part.
[Ord. 435, 3/17/1999, § 209]
No user shall ever increase the use of process water or in any way attempt to dilute a discharge as a partial or complete substitute for adequate treatment to achieve compliance with the limitations contained in the Federal Categorical Pretreatment Standards or with any other pollutant-specific limitation developed by the state or federal agencies.
[Ord. 435, 3/17/1999, § 210]
Each user shall provide protection from accidental discharges of prohibited materials or other substances regulated by this Part. Facilities to prevent accidental discharges of prohibited materials shall be provided and maintained at the owner or user's own cost and expenses. Detailed plans showing facilities and operating procedures to provide this protection shall be submitted to the Borough or DTMA for review and shall be approved by the Borough or DTMA before construction of the facility. All existing users shall complete such a plan when designated by the Borough or DTMA. No user who commences contribution to the POTW after the effective date of this Part shall be permitted to introduce pollutants into the system until the accidental discharge procedures have been approved by the Borough or DTMA. Review and approval of such plans and operating procedures shall not relieve the user from the responsibility to modify its facility, as necessary, to meet the requirements of this Part. In the case of an accidental discharge, it is the responsibility of the user to immediately telephone and notify the POTW and Township of the incident. The notification shall include location of discharge, type of waste, concentration and volume and corrective action. If an accidental or slug loading causes a situation which results in extra expense for the Boroughs or DTMA, the responsible user shall reimburse the Boroughs or DTMA for as much extra expense. Such situations include, but are not limited to, causing an obstruction or damage to any part of the treatment system, causing a violation of applicable governmental law or regulation which results in a fine imposed on the Borough, or DTMA and any other damage to person, property, animals, fish or the receiving waters of the treatment system.
[Ord. 435, 3/17/1999, § 211]
Within five days following an accidental discharge, the user shall submit to the Borough, DTMA and Township a detailed written report describing the cause of the discharge and the measures to be taken by the user to mitigate and prevent any expense, loss, damage or other liability which may be incurred as a result of damage to the POTW or aquatic life or any other damages to person or property. Such report shall not relieve the user of any fines, civil penalties or other liability which may be imposed by this Part or other applicable law. This written report shall be signed by an authorized representative of the user.
[Ord. 435, 3/17/1999, § 212]
A notice shall be permanently posted on the user's bulletin board or other prominent place advising employees whom to call in the event of a dangerous discharge. Employers shall insure that all employees who may cause such a dangerous discharge to occur are advised of the emergency notification procedures.